There's a new grim The Sims 4 pack, but is it worth the download? From new careers to new create-a-sim features to better ghosts to tarot cards and even funerals, this new pack has plenty of favorable new features!
The second trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has dropped, making Tom roll around in excitement. Join him as he tells you why this will be the movie of the year.
Perhaps the greatest, friendliest and the best Spider-Man, Yuri Lowenthal talked to Couch Soup about all things Spider-Man 2 and what he would like to see in future Spider-man games.
Trailers we are reacting to:
The Killer - Directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fasbender.
The Book of Clarence - Directed by Jeymes Samuel and starring LaKeith Stanfield.
Let's watch - react - discuss.
This is Trailer Talk.
Self-proclaimed horror junkie Maria takes on the new game, The Nightmare Inside, with fellow Couchsouper, Erika. Was this the game to finally make Maria hide under the bedsheets?
The original PlayStation console had a huge library of games during its run. Emmanuel shares the original PlayStation games that meant the most to him, and some of our other Couch Soup contributors share theirs, too.
Should Sly Cooper fans get excited that a new game is in the works? There might be enough evidence out there to say one way or another! Liza breaks it all down so you can decide if it's time to get just a *little* excited (or a lot!).
Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment is giving gamers bug-sized adventure scapes for a small group of friends to survive together. Kim shares her experiences with the pre-release version.
Hail to the King, Baby!! Boomer Shooters are coming back in a big way to blow your face off! Read about the rise of the boomer shooter, their demise, and their new, recent rip and tear out of the ashes!
After 100 hours and countless deaths playing Elden Ring it appears I’ve bruised more than my ego. Lower back gamer pain is real and here are some fitness games to help keep your body nimble for more punishment.
Rohan’s been ruminating on all the open world games at the moment and, to be honest, he’s sick of them. Now he’s sitting Rockstar down for a chat about their condition before it gets any worse.
Naginta practitioner and instructor Charlotte looks at how the weapon itself and its use are depicted in video games. Which games are on point? Which ones are sorely lacking?
Don your apron, grab a chef's hat, and don't forget to chop those tomatoes! In Jake Brown's review, he discusses the fast-paced, non-stop cooking frenzy that is Let's Cook Together.
The Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer is finally here, and it’s everything we wanted. Join Tom as he breaks down and theorises all about this first trailer.
From an author having to write his way out of a nightmare, to a couch potato channel surfing through hell. Then, a couple tries to escape a town built on a landfill and a psychic that can enter people's nightmares. These four films are nightmarish fun and purr-fect for Halloween!
From a creeping Blob to a mysterious H-Man, and even a dessert that bites back, these flicks are perfect for a ghoulishly good time this Halloween season.
The new Alien film finally hit cinemas, and I was as excited as a five-year-old in front of a toy shop. Fede Alvarez promised something that has been missing from the franchise ever since we’ve last seen Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley. Did he deliver? Let’s see.
M. Night Shyamalan’s new film Trap features a cornered serial killer trying to escape a carefully planned operation to catch him in the middle of a Lady Raven concert. Despite it being less of a horror than expected, there’s still a lot to love about this movie!
MaXXXine, the final film in Ti West’s horror film series featuring Mia Goth, is a terrific ending to an almost perfect trilogy. Join us as we tell you why this should be on your watchlist.
The penultimate episode of The Acolyte is upon us, and it’s another flashback. Join Tom as he gives his thoughts on this trip through history from a certain point of view.
The moment I’ve been waiting for since December 1st, 2023, is finally here. Sweet Home Season 3 comes out on the 19th of July, so it is time for me to do a prediction round before we meet with our survivors for the final time.
The Summer anime season has arrived at Crunchyroll, but all those choices can be daunting. Never fear; Couch Soup is here to give you our picks for what anime you should be checking out this anime season.
Season 2 of Tower of God is coming to Crunchyroll, but is it worth the four-year wait? Join Tom as he gives you his thoughts on the first two episodes of this new season.
The latest season of Doctor Who has been interesting, to say the least. But it’s not been good. Ncuti Gatwa’s incarnation has had problems that need to be addressed for season two.
Dragon battles! Fire, blood, dancing dragons… it has finally happened! Keep up with Michelle as she flies through the events that unfolded in Season 2, Episode 4 of House of The Dragon, and why we’ll be mourning for longer than the season will last.
The Acolyte may, in fact, be the most divisive production to come from the Disney / Lucasfilm camp. Or, it may be a good production that a small but very vocal group of fans are trying to subvert. Is The Acolyte ruining Star Wars? Are these recent shows killing our fandom? We dive into this topic to see where the issues really are.
Episode 6 of The Acolyte is here. Can this slower-paced episode keep the momentum from the action-packed Episode 5? Join Thomas Richards as he gives his thoughts on Episode 6 of The Acolyte, Teach/Corrupt.
You don’t have to be a gamer to enjoy Retro Replay. Shana Martin shares her story of being a dedicated Replayer who isn't a gamer, and how she's had to navigate that when socializing with other Replayers.
If you were lucky in 2020, then at the beginning of the year you were able to catch a few spring Comic Cons before the pandemic hit the world. If not… well… you lived through a full year without them. The real question is not if we can survive another year without them but if they can survive another year?
Escape to a world where you can be the main character and live out a life that you actually have control of. Or maybe you just wet yourself? Brandy shares some of her hilarious adventures playing The Sims 4.
Is streaming something you've wanted to do, but you're not sure how to get started? Are your friends streaming and you're feeling like you should, too? Stephanie Watson answers some of the first questions most streamers have when they're getting started, from what to stream, what software and equipment you'll need to get started, and what to expect when building a community around your streaming channel.
Ever wondered how a game can be a Minesweeper-like AND a Roguelite? Well, wonder no further! The stunningly animated, Let’s! Revolution! is finally on consoles. The King better be quaking in his boots because we’re coming for that throne!
They kidnapped a vampire. A ballerina vampire! Abigail, the new horror comedy from Universal Pictures aims to arabesque, pirouette and plié into our hearts. We tell you why it’s succeeded, and it needs to be added to your must-watch list!
Unicorn Overlord is a real time strategy game with some amazing mechanics, but maybe it should have held itself back from chasing trends, Ben goes into more details.
Rereading Iain M. Banks’ Consider Phlebas as the first work in the influential Culture series, on its own merits, and against the backdrop of the cultural changes since it was written.
Welcome to Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism and Megastructures! Welcome space card games and shape-shifters!
We watched Chicken Nugget, the weird new Netflix Korean comedy series based on the webtoon of the same name. Step into the world where a girl can be transformed into a chicken nugget, and we’ll tell you why it’s actually worth your time!
Netflix and Zack Snyder have released Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver. Should you spend your next available two hours watching it? Or do the Rotten Tomatoes reviews and audience scores make sense? Let's talk about it.
The Fallout series dropped its entire season on Amazon Prime last week and I watched all of it in nearly one sitting. I knew about the existence of the games, I didn’t know anything else. So I went into this completely blind. And oh, it was worth it!
In Erika’s latest Women in Gaming article, we are introduced to ThatNerdViolet, a Twitch streamer who has created a beautifully safe and extremely fun place for her community!
There are never enough freerunning games to scratch Tyler’s parkour itch, but he’s found a promising entry into the space that looks to be building on the games that came before it.
Want to play a TTRPG that doesn’t involve dungeons and/or dragons? Here are some great tabletop role-playing games to explore and start a new adventure with your friends.
Incision is an early-access retro first person shooter with plenty of dithered gore. With a shoot-it-until-it-dies gameplay and industrial-inspired soundtrack, this is an experience that fans of Blood, Quake, and Dusk should enjoy.
The Predator is back in his fifth installment and this time he's taking on the Comanche Nation 300 years ago. Prey is directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) and stars Amber Midthunder as Naru who hopefully learns the mud trick sooner than later. Will this film bring back the Predator to his 80s glory? Does anyone watch Hulu? Let's break it down.
Summer Games Fest success or fail? There were big reveals and leaks over the past week, but are they good? Listen to our unfiltered and honest thoughts.
Jordan Peele is back to mess with our minds and probably scare the shit out of us in a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, Nope. Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah) is reunited with Peele and is joined by Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Alice) and Oscar® nominee Steven Yeun (Minari, Okja) as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Maybe aliens? Let's break it down.
We all share the same fate. Which, might be that we will all go see the seventh film in the Mission Impossible franchise titled Dead Reckoning Part One. The #YearofCruise is upon us and the latest Mission Impossible trailer says he's not slowing down at the age of 60. The once leaked trailer is now online and gives us a glimpse at how this final series of films will look. Let's react and break it down.
You’ll like her when she’s angry. Well...maybe. We finally get a look at Marvel's next Disney+ series She-Hulk and the feelings have been mixed. Starring Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Mark Ruffalo returning as Bruce Banner/Hulk, this is definitely taking an interesting spin on the superhero genre. Let's watch the latest trailer and then give some first impressions along with diving into some predictions and possible spoiler talk.
Set more than a decade after the events in the first Avatar film. The Way of the Water takes us back to the beautiful planet of Pandora. James Cameron's highly anticipated sequel finally gets a first trailer and we are going to give our first relations and impressions on what might be the biggest film of the year. As always we'll talk about some technical trailer likes/dislikes then go into some spoiler speculation on what this trailer tells us about the movie coming in December.
Episode 1 of the HBO series The Last of Us is finally here and… WOW! While you take a moment to catch your breath, join Lily, Erika and Nick as they talk about every moment that took theirs away. These eagle-eyed super fans will be talking about everything they spotted in the show and critically breaking it down. Get your gear, kids, this is going to a wild ride. See you on the other side!
The end of 2022 is here so let's have our Trailer Talk crew tell you what their favorite movie/tv/video game trailers were. There were lots of amazing trailers that dropped this year and while we love watching them and breaking down, in the end, some worked and some didn't. Let's see what trailers made our best of list.
Cocaine Bear is based on a true story? Did the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer just recap the last movie and called it a trailer? Oh, boy. Let's get some reactions to these two wild trailers and highly anticipated films coming next year.
Indiana Jones is back. HBO's The Last of Us looks faithful to the game. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts gives us old school Optimus Prime look. And Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 teases a tearful ending to these characters. Four epic trailers dropped and so many thoughts running around in our little heads.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer is dropping at Nintendo Direct and minutes after its release, we are going to give our first reactions. The teaser got us interested, but that Chris Pratt VO has us confused. Will this new trailer sway us to love or hate this highly anticipated animated feature from Nintendo? Will the fan's outcry lead to change as it did for Sonic?
Another awesome Metroidvania has been released in the year 2024: Bo: Parth of the Teal Lotus. This hand-drawn 2D action platformer from Squid Shock inspired by Japanese folklore and legends is absolutely worth your time, and here’s why.
It’s been a fantastic year for gaming! With loads of excellent games releasing in 2024, our very own contributors have been weighing in with their own personal picks for Game of the Year 2024!
Tabletop gaming is rewarding in creativity and friendship. This series is a how-to guide on joining or creating a group to be inclusive, fun, and rewarding.
Alan Wake is voiced by American actor Matthew Poretta and portrayed by Finnish actor Ilkka Villi- but why is one character played by two performers? Why would Sam Lake and Remedy Entertainment do this to us?
Wolf Man is here, but make no mistake, it’s not a werewolf movie. This new film from Blumhouse is tense and has some good moments, but does it succeed in becoming a modern horror classic? Let us tell you more.
Women have always been an important part of the Star Wars story. So, in honor of the women who have added so much to our galaxy far, far away, let’s talk the top 5 Women in Star Wars who make this universe so amazing.
Because we now have phones with 4K cameras and Twitter exists nothing is sacred anymore. And so we now have the leaked Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness trailer that apparently plays as a second after-credits bonus with Spider-Man No Way Home
Colin Stetson is a composer and saxophonist known for his work on films like Hereditary and Color Out of Space. However, his true musical achievements rest in his solo albums, where he turns one instrument into a choir.
